Playing through my 5 game ODI series against India, locked at 1-1 with one match remaining. They won the first by 7 wickets (despite Guptill and Raval putting on 173), then we followed it up with a 70-odd run win, as Raval tonned up.

Games three and four were both tied - can't say I've seen it before on ICC. The 3rd game was 8/268 plays 7/268, and the 4th was 8/254 plays 254. In the last one, Sam Wells made 122, and Todd Astle took 2 wickets in the 49th over with 1 run needed from 12, to bowl India out and secure the tie, but both were beaten for MOTM by Ajinka Rahane, who made 115.

Utterly crazy series thus far. Also had an Indian regen pop up with the last name 'Lahore'.

"All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher." - Ambrose Bierce

Langeveldt: I of course blame their parents.. and unchecked immigration!GingerFurball: He's Austrian, they tend to produce the odd ****ed up individualBurgey: Be careful dealing with neighbours whose cars don't have wheels but whose houses do.Uppercut: Maybe I just need better strippers

SO CW experts, ICC 2005, the little icons by every delivery, with the grey/red circles suggesting where the ball pitched, anyone know for sure which each circle actually indicates? is it place pitched/where batsman thought it would (in which case my spinners are beauties at deceiving in the air) or where pitched/where intended (and they are just ****), or something else?

Playing through my Warwickshire game now - in June of the second season, right in the middle of T20.

Playing against Worcestershire, on pitch described as having something in it for the bowlers. Was going along reasonably - 3/90 after 12, until Ian Bell decided to explode.

Ended up on 3/220 - Bell on 114 (52), and Darren Maddy on 50 (28). They put on 149 in 10.5 overs. Chris Whelan had the flattering figures of 0/56.

When they batted, Chris Woakes went for 14 off his first over, only for him to come back towards the end and take 3 wickets in an over. Chris Gayle and Imran Tahir bowled economically, and Dawid Malan managed to defend the 83 required from 6 balls at the end. That win takes us to third on the T20 table.

Currently sitting 4th on the Championship table, since my bowlers can't take wickets and we keep ending up with draws. Yorkshire out in front by 12 points, on the same number of games as me. Sussex are one point above me, but have played two more games, and Kent has 4 more from one additional game.

29 batting points from 7 games so far. Leading the CB40 ATM.

Random things to have happened:
James Ord is averaging above 60 from 22 FC games,
Malan so far has 941 @ 94.1, and is striking above 75. Seems too easy for him ATM. Chris Woakes has dropped his List A bowling average below 20.
Sean Ervine, at Hampshire, made 1000 before the end of May.

My sworn enemy:

Originally Posted by Hurricane

I hate s smith.

Quotes of the Year:

Originally Posted by ohnoitsyou

All hail KW, GOAT.

Originally Posted by Jono

Honestly if Dan isn't the greatest living creature on Earth, he is only second behind Luggage.

Just played a CC game vs Hampshire. We were 5/150-ish and looking like failing to get a single batting point, given I'd decided to play 5 bowlers. That is, until Tim Ambrose and Chris Woakes put on 423 for the 6th wicket.

Utterly insane, as both of them made double tons. Ambrose got out, but I declared as soon as Woakes got his 200. Made him open the batting in the T20 that followed - hit 50 at a SR above 220.

Gayle is starting to come into his destructive best as well; but Shahid Afridi is an absolute flop.

Neil Carter, Darren Pattinson and Darren Maddy all retired at the end of the year. Released Naqaash Tahir (didn't think he was worth 46,500) Varun Chopra, Andrew Miller and a couple of others.

Brought in Shakib al-Hasan as my overseas player, with Imran Tahir as the reserve. Chris Gayle returns for the T20, alongside AB de Villiers.

On the domestic front, I brought in quite a few new signings. Joe Root, Gary Ballance, Matt Coles and a half-decent regen spinner came in as youth prospects, along with the experienced Nick Compton, Michael Carberry and Tim Murtagh.